SOUTH BEND â After nearly nine years and millions of dollars in legal fees, the fate of some recordings in the South Bend âpolice tapesâ scandal could soon be determined as the case heads to trial next week.
Starting Thursday, St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Steven Hostetler is scheduled to preside over a week-long jury trial to decide whether certain secretly recorded conversations of former and current South Bend police officers, which allegedly contain racist comments and discussions of illegal activity, can be publicly released.
The trial will mark a significant step in a long-running legal battle between the South Bend Common Council, which has acted to have the recordings released, and current and former South Bend officers, who seek to prevent the tapesâ disclosure. The officers believe the conversations were recorded illegally under federal wiretap laws.
Browns biggest need? Change in play-caller? How about local TV broadcasters? Hey, Terry
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
Posted Mar 14, 2021
Browns quarterbacks Baker Mayfield (center) and Case Keenum review the previous possession with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt. Some fans want Van Pelt to call plays next season. John Kuntz, cleveland.com
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Hey, Terry: What would be your offseason priorities and solutions for the defense? Free agents? Trades? Draft?
– Jay Ferguson.
Hey, Terry: Do you think Olivier Vernon would take a one-year deal in the range of $5 million?
– Justin O’Connell.
Hey, Jay & Justin: While some fans and media members were obsessed with signing J.J. Watt, he was not close to being at the top of the list.
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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced that it has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), an international global network of asset managers, owners and service providers working together to put responsible investment into practice.
As a signatory, MassMutual has committed to integrate the PRI’s six investment Principles – which incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors – into investment decision making and ownership practices. PRI signatories must report on their responsible investment activities annually beginning a year after joining the network. Barings LLC, MassMutual’s global asset management subsidiary and the primary investment adviser for the company’s General Investment Account, has been a signatory since 2014.
Chuck Hurley, whose name was synonymous with local law enforcement, died Wednesday morning at an Indianapolis hospital from a heart-related ailment.
Hurley, 74, served two stints as South Bend police chief, most recently taking over the department at the request of then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg in 2012 after Darryl Boykins was demoted for his role in a police phone call recording controversy.
Those who know Hurley say he could have easily passed on the mayorâs request, as he enjoyed golf and keeping in contact with his large group of friends almost as much as much as law enforcement.
âHe didnât have to come out of retirement,â said Rich Hill, who got to know Hurley while working in the city attorneyâs office in the 1980s. âHis only motivation was to help the department and help the city.â